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The Canary Murder Case (1929)

The Canary Murder Case (1929)

Crime Mystery

Who killed the most beautiful woman on Broadway?

Release Date: 1929, February 16
Directors: Frank Tuttle, Malcolm St. Clair
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Charles Lane, William Powell, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Jean Arthur, Oscar Smith, Eugene Pallette, James Hall, Louise Brooks, Ned Sparks, Lawrence Grant, E.H. Calvert, Margaret Livingston

Overview:

A beautiful showgirl, name "the Canary" is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and with that she ends up dead. But who killed "the Canary". All the suspects knew and were used by her and everyone had a motive to see her dead. The only witness to the crime has also been 'rubbed out'. Only one man, the keen, fascinating, debonair detective Philo Vance, would be able to figure out who is the killer.

Keywords:

self sacrifice father son relationship murder district attorney blackmail duplicity beautiful woman broadway stage show police investigation pre-code strangled showgirl philo vance society sleuth